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House recorded vote (65th Congress) · January 10, 1918
HJR200

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. J. RES. 200, PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION EXTENDING THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO WOMEN, BY PROVIDING THAT THE H. J. RES. BE SUBMITTED TO CONVENTIONS IN ALL STATES RATHER THAN 3/4 OF THE L…

AmendmentCivil rights
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJR200

January 10, 1918 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 200, BY MAKING INOPERATIV… · 158–247 January 10, 1918 · TO ADOPT H. J. RES. 200. (P. 542) · 272–136 May 6, 1918 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND MAKE THE SPECIAL ORD… · 40–21 September 30, 1918 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.J. RES. 200, A BIL… · 61–22 September 30, 1918 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.J. RES. 200, PROPO… · 50–33 September 30, 1918 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.J. RES. 200, WHICH… · 65–17 September 30, 1918 · TO PASS H.J. RES. 200. · 53–31 February 10, 1919 · TO PASS H.J. RES. 200. · 54–30
The map

How each state's members voted

In 4 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 22 every one voted no; 22 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 4 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 3 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 9 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 23 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 3 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 12 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 6 yes, 30 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 3 no
  15. Massachusetts: 9 yes, 7 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 3 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 9 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 11 no
  22. Ohio: 10 yes, 10 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 6 yes, 29 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 5 yes, 5 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 3 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 10 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 4 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 6 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 14 no
  31. Kentucky: 4 yes, 7 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 5 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 3 yes, 3 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 8 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 7 no
  40. Tennessee: 4 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 7 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 7 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 8 no
  45. Louisiana: 8 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 7 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 9 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 11 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 14 yes, 4 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 2 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arizona 0 yes, 1 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Idaho 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 6 yes, 30 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 6 yes, 29 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Washington 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 427 members

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